With the holidays just behind us, everyone has gift cards that they are ready to spend. Sephora gift cards are an exciting present to receive. The only problem is that you have so many options. What do you spend your money on? Well, here is a list of things that are worth picking up.

1. Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Eye-shadow Palette

This palette has 14 beautiful pinky orange shades. You can create so many amazing looks with this palette. It blew up onYoutube when it first came out, it is just now available in stores. If you see it on the shelf you need to run fast and pick it up before it goes missing again. These eye shadows are so creamy and buttery. They are so pigmented and blend out beautifully. This palette is $42.00 at Sephora and it is so worth it.

2. Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipstick

These matte liquid lipsticks are amazing. They are matte without being dry and crackly or settling into the fine lines on your lips. The applicator makes it so easy to line your lips and keep everything looking on point. My favorite shade is Babe Alert it is a beautiful pink nude. Not only is this formula great but the packaging is so pretty and a gorgeous glass bottle. There are 20 shades in this range and they are $24.00 a piece.

3. Tarteist Pro Glow Highlighter Palette

This palette contains 4 highlighting powders, a cream contour, and a powder contour. The shades inside are so beautiful. The highlights are very golden toned but they show up so pretty on the skin. It is geared more towards medium skin tones. Light skin will only be able to use the first two shades. They are also extremely bright, they are not a glow from within powder. The packaging on this is stunning and so durable and travel friendly. This palette is $45.00 and if that is too much they have a to-go version that is only $23.00 and it has 2 highlighter shades and one cream contour.

4. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

This is the best mascara I have ever tried. It adds volume and length at the same time. The brush is a little intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it you will fall in love. They have a normal and waterproof version. This will make you look like you have falsies on every day of the week. The full sized version is $23.00 and the travel size is $12.00. The travel size is a good way to test out the mascara, this also allows you to have more money on your gift card.

5. Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter Pressed in the shade Champagne Pop

This is the best golden highlight on the market hands down. It gives you the most bright glow. The powder is also so smooth and buttery. This color is in all the products in the shimmering skin perfecter line. Jaclyn Hill created this highlight with Becca and it was a hit. It was sold out for weeks now that the hype has calmed down you need to get your hands on it. This highlight is $38.00 which is a little pricey but you will not be sorry.